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H.J.Res. 131119th CongressSigned into lawLatest action Dec 11, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.
Introduced:
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Congress could nullify BLM's December 2024 rules for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic refuge's Coastal Plain.
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This bill uses the Congressional Review Act to cancel a BLM Record of Decision from December 2024 that set leasing rules and terms for oil and gas drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. If passed, the BLM's decision would have no legal effect.
Affects energy companies seeking leases in the Coastal Plain, Alaska Native communities and residents near the refuge, and environmental groups concerned about wildlife protections there.
Nullifying the decision would eliminate the leasing terms and conditions the BLM had established, leaving the regulatory status of drilling in this area unresolved. It also illustrates Congress's power to override specific agency rules on land-use and energy policy.
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Right now: the President signed it. It's law.Now law
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-52.